Prove for nonzero scalars a and b such that span{v_1,v_2}=span{av_1,bv_2}

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2022-10-29

Prove for nonzero scalars a and b such that
s p a n { v 1 , v 2 } = s p a n { a v 1 , b v 2 }
My try:
s p a n { v 1 , v 2 } = c 1 v 1 + c 2 v 2 = c 1 ( a v 1 ) + c 2 ( b v 2 ) = s p a n { a v 1 , b v 2 }
by splitting contants. Is it correct to show ? then what is the role of non zero scalar word here ?

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Jean Deleon

Jean Deleon

Beginner2022-10-30Added 14 answers

s p a n { v 1 , v 2 } = { x v 1 + y v 2 : x , y K } = { x a ( a x ) + y b ( b v 2 ) : x , y K } = { x ( a v 1 ) + y ( b v 2 ) : x , y K } = s p a n { a v 1 , b v 2 }
Nayeli Osborne

Nayeli Osborne

Beginner2022-10-31Added 2 answers

Writing
s p a n { v 1 , v 2 } = c 1 v 1 + c 2 v 2
is not correct. It should be
s p a n { v 1 , v 2 } = { c 1 v 1 + c 2 v 2 ( c 1 , c 2 ) F 2 } .
Then you could notice that for any ( c 1 , c 2 ) F 2 you have
c 1 v 1 + c 2 v 2 = c 1 a ( a v 1 ) + c 2 b ( b v 2 )
as a,b are not vanishing by hypothesis.

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